Back to School Wellness Guide
Get enough sleep, stay hydrated, study for tests, eat balanced meals - the list goes on. Between busy class schedules, extracurricular activities, lesson planning, grading, and everyday responsibilities, both students and teachers have a lot on their plates during the school year. It's nearly impossible to do everything perfectly, and that's okay. That's where wellness teas can help. Crafted with thoughtfully selected herbs, wellness tea blends are designed to support your daily routine by promoting relaxation, focus, energy, and restful sleep. While no tea is a cure-all, enjoying a cup each day is a simple, comforting way to support your overall well-being throughout the school year.
For Teachers:
Energy:
No matter what grade you teach, working with students all day can be exhausting. Keeping up the energy to teach, answer questions, support students, and navigate the day's challenges takes consistent stamina. Your energy levels throughout the day are influenced by many factors, including how well you slept, whether your morning felt calm or chaotic, what you ate, and more. Together, these habits help set the tone for how you'll feel throughout the day.
One thing that can help set you up for an energized day is loose leaf tea. Not only does the act of making tea help slow down your morning and calm your nervous system, but the caffeine in many teas promote sustained energy without a caffeine crash or jitters.
Tea Recommendations:
These blends both contain green tea which is a source of caffeine, antioxidants and l-theanine. L-theanine is a key component for green tea and one of the reasons why green tea is great for energy and brain function.
What is L-Theanine: L-theanine is an amino acid that promotes focus, helps to reduce stress and combined with caffeine, it helps reduce jitters.
Immunity:
Germs travel fast, especially in busy places, and schools are no exception. It seems every year that students, teachers and parents are hit hard by cold and flu season.
Beyond the standard practices of washing your hands, staying home when sick, and keeping surfaces sanitized, among others, supporting your immune system is a great way to stay on top of cold and flu season. There are many daily practices that help to boost your immune system, like staying active, getting enough sleep, and eating nutrient dense foods. Another helpful habit is to incorporate herbs into your routine. Loose leaf tea is a simple way to give your body extra support throughout the entire year. Not to mention, a warm wellness tea will help keep you cozy on cold school days.
Tea Recommendations:
These tea recommendation both contain elderberries. Elderberries are rich in antioxidants which can help to support the immune system.
The other herbs in these blends help to support the immune system, contain vitamins and minerals and help to reduce inflammation.
For Students:
Sleep:
The key to setting yourself up for a successful day ahead starts with the evening before. Sleep is essential for everyone all year round, but especially for students juggling classes, tests, social lives, sports, and more. Sleep is one aspect that directly impacts your mood, how you handle stress, memory, concentration and energy. A lack of sleep can also negatively impact the immune system, leading to possibly more days out sick. Here are two tea recommendations that help promote relaxation and restful sleep to help you get the most out out of the next day.
Tea Recommendations:
Chamomile is the common ingredient in these two blends. Along with the other herbs, chamomile is used to promote more restful sleep, calms the nervous system and aids relaxation.
What is Apigenin: Apigenin is a compound found in chamomile that helps to promote sleep and relaxation.
Stress Management:
Stress is often inevitable. While some stressors are beyond our control, there are ways to help your body prepare for stressful moments so you can respond more calmly and feel more balanced. Finding healthy ways to manage stress can in turn help improve focus, avoid burnout and ease stress related symptoms like stomach aches and problems falling asleep. Here are two tea recommendations to help your body respond to stress and promote relaxation.
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A key herb in teas for stress and cortisol is holy basil. Holy basil is an adaptogen that promotes balanced cortisol levels, ease anxiety and improve sleep quality.
What are Adaptogens: Adaptogens are herbs that help your body adapt and respond to stress.
Focus:
Staying focused throughout the school day is essential for keeping up with lessons, assignments, meetings, extracurricular activities, and everything else on your to-do list. While factors like quality sleep, stress levels, and proper nutrition all play an important role in concentration, incorporating certain teas into your daily routine can provide an extra boost to help you stay alert, focused, and ready to take on the day.
Tea Recommendations:
These two teas share the herb peppermint. Peppermint on its own helps to reduce fatigue and increase mental alertness due to the menthol. The peppermint is combined with green tea in Organic Brain Health and yerba mate in Organic Mint Mate to help boost alertness, focus and sustained energy throughout the day.
What is the Difference Between Green Tea and Yerba Mate: There are a few differences between yerba mate and green tea, one being the caffeine content. Yerba mate contains higher caffeine. They also have different flavor profiles. Green tea is more delicate while yerba mate is bolder with a more earthy flavor.
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Gearing Up for the Year Ahead:
Back to school season brings a whirlwind of emotions. A student starting at a new school may feel anxious about the unknown, while a teacher may be preparing for the challenges of a full classroom. Yet amid those emotions, there's also a shared excitement for the opportunities, experiences, and memories the new school year will bring. To balance everything required day to day as a student or a teacher, it is important to build your foundation of wellness. Even a small change, like incorporating a wellness tea into your routine once a day, can help you feel more grounded, healthier, and ready to take on the day.
We wish everyone a safe, healthy and fun back to school season!
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